kingbunky 3 #1 October 31, 2003 anyone else read anything about a new cargo delivery system the military is experimenting with? i saw it in either popular mechanics or popular science, a fairly recent issue. it looked really neat, they used gps to feed a control unit with location information, and that would in turn control the square canopy to guide it to the dz. the advantages were that the drop ship could stand off form the dz, if it was hot, dro from higher altitude, and the ground crews wouldn't have to run around the countryside trying to find cargo dropped with round canopies. the tests they did were 100% on target. if they could make it small enough and cheap enough, it would be a great unit for student gear! "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #2 October 31, 2003 >anyone else read anything about a new cargo delivery system the > military is experimenting with? Saw a demo of one. It didn't work, just sorta flew into the distance and landed 3-4 miles away. >if they could make it small enough and cheap enough, it would be a >great unit for student gear! It doesn't land you very well, just goes into half brakes at 50 feet or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 October 31, 2003 Well, here's the state of the art . . . http://www.mmist.ca/ManPack/manpack.htm At 15 kilos (33 pounds) though, I don't think it's usable for any type of student op yet. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #4 November 1, 2003 The ones I have been exposed to could be guided by a person while under canopy to fly it to the desired DZ and or remotely guided via a transponer emplaced on the ground. It's not perfect and there have been some issues but it has come along a great deal in the time they have been testing it. It works better for strictly cargo drops where a large area(dz) is the desired impact point and pinpoint accuracy is not the goal."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #5 November 1, 2003 I read a while back that Atair were developing an autonomous guided parachute system, it used to be linked directly on their site, now its separate for some reason (perhaps because its military). http://www.extremefly.com/aerospace/guidedsystems/ONYX/ -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvsdjumper 0 #6 November 1, 2003 dammit i coulda used that for the accuracy meet we just had oh well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
